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Two-Day International Seminar on Politics of Gender, Health and Digital Initiatives in India

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  • S. H. Library Auditorium, MANUU
Contact Person
  • dir.cwsmanuu@gmail.com
  • Prof. Shahida 9885493886 / Dr. K. M. Ziyauddin 9966255073

Event Description
Two-Day International Seminar on Politics of Gender, Health and Digital Initiatives in India
Organised By Centre for Women Studies, MANUU in collaboration with Department of Sociology, MANUU and RC30 - Digital Sociology, Indian Sociological Society, New Delhi
Venue Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Date August 5–6, 2025
Mode In-Person (Offline)
Patron Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, MANUU
In Guidance Prof. Ishtiaque Ahmed, Registrar, MANUU
Seminar Director Prof. Shahida, Dean SA&SS & Director, CWS, MANUU
Seminar Conveners Dr. K. M. Ziyauddin (HoD Sociology, MANUU)
Prof. Abdul Matin (Convener, RC-10, Digital Sociology, ISS)
Organizing Committee Prof. Shahida, Prof. Abdul Matin, Prof. Amena Tehseen, Dr. K.M. Ziyauddin, Dr. Shabana Kesar, Dr. Parveen Qamar, Dr. Bibekananda Nayak, Dr. Saheed Meo, Dr. Ehtesham Akhtar, Dr. Tabrez Ahmed, Dr. Hilal Ahmed War
Background Examines the intersection of gender, health, and digital initiatives in India. Highlights policies like Ayushman Bharat, Swachh Bharat, ABDM, etc., focusing on digital divide, gender inequity, WASH issues, and intersectionality.
Objectives
  • Explore gendered dimensions of health & digital policies
  • Examine gender identity and digital governance
  • Interrogate socio-political structures
  • Foster dialogue on feminist approaches to governance
Sub-Themes
  • Gender & access to digital health infrastructure
  • Feminist critiques of digital health technologies
  • Transgender and queer experiences in health and e-governance
  • Surveillance, data justice, and reproductive rights
  • Digital literacy, rural-urban divide, and gender
  • Community health workers and gendered labour in digital health systems
  • The influence of caste, class, and intersectionality on digital and health policy impacts
  • WASH and Sexual Reproductive Health
  • AI and algorithmic bias in health technology through a gender lens
Expected Outcomes
  • A nuanced understanding of the political economy of gender in health-tech governance
  • Policy recommendations for gender-sensitive and inclusive digital health programmes
  • A collaborative academic network for future research
  • Publication of selected papers in a volume or special issue
Target Participants Academics, researchers, public health professionals, policymakers, gender rights activists, students (sociology, gender studies, public health, IT, etc.)
Important Dates
  • Abstract Submission: 23rd June, 2025
  • Acceptance Intimation: 1st July, 2025
  • Full Paper Submission: 15th July, 2025
Contact Email Seminar Convener: ziyakm@manuu.edu.in
Ms. Amena Tabassum: dir.cwsmanuu@gmail.com

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